Alectryon

noun

Alec·​try·​on

ə-ˈlek-trē-ˌän

: a monotypic genus of New Zealand trees of the family Sapindaceae with alternate compound leaves and showy paniculate flowers see titoki

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek alektryōn cock, from Alektryōn, a name

First Known Use

circa 1836, in the meaning defined above

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